Papers, 1818-1917.

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Papers, 1818-1917.

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Correspondence, journals (1831-1849), religious and other writings, legal papers, autographs, printed material, and Goodell's translation of the New Testament from Greek into Armeno-Turkish (1856). Includes descriptions of fires, outbreaks of plague and cholera, hostility of ruling government, and other difficulties faced by missionaries. Letters of Goodell's daughter and grandaughter, Mary Goodell Barnum and Emma Barnum, describe conditions at Harput, Turkey, during the widespread massacre of Armenians by the Kurds.

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) was among the first American Christian missionary organizations. It was created in 1810 by recent graduates of Williams College. In the 19th century it was the largest and most important of American missionary organizations and consisted of participants from Protestant Reformed traditions such as Presbyterians, Congregationalists, and German Reformed churches. Before 1870, the ABCFM consisted of Protestants of several denominati...

Goodell, William, 1792-1867

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Congregationalist clergyman and missionary to Armenians in the Turkish empire, sponsored by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. From the description of Papers of William Goodell, 1818-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80812996 Congregational minister to Turkish empire, sponsored by American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. From the description of Papers, 1818-1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28410342 ...

Barnum, Mary Goodell

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Barnum, Emma

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